Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-18
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started?' asked bclated passenger
as he rushed up to the station ut
Bridgeport. Yes" answered a be-
Notwithstanding old lady, "but it will
stop at New Haven"
81 want to be an angel" SANG a
female voice in side room; and. there
upon, heartless wretch in an adioin-
ing apartment broke forth with:
Johnnie. get your gun, get your gun.
gun gun. "--Boston Transcript.
City Girl-"Are those great strong
cows over there yours, sirp" Farmer
Yes, mum; and they are the
strongest in this section" City girl
Then you must be the man that makes
that awfully strong butter. amt your"
The Result of Tight Lacing.-
There is a young girl out at Do, Do
Ana her looks they were said to ne So so;
But she spoilt her dear face
BY her oorsets tight lace !
ana now she can get nary beau beau
Springfield Republican !
my dear old friend, how wera
you able to acquire such an i'm.
mense fortuneP' "By very simple
method" What method is tbatp"
"When was poor made out that I
was rich, and when got rich made
out that was poor. 7eras S,flings
Lawyer Qo his clienD-"Did Won
ever try to settle this matter with the
PLAINTIFF" Client" I did all
could to settle it." Lawyer" What
did he sayP" Client" He told me to
go TO the devil" Lawyer" Well
what didyou do then?" Client-"Whv.
then came to you!"-M Y LEDGER.
Excuse me. SIR" he said. "but
you are something of reading man,
are you not?' 80, yes, sir
often read half the night through
" thought so. l am seldom mistaken
in judging character. You have pas
sion for literature. 1 suppose?" mot
exactly; I'm a proof-reader. ~ z
Sun.
-Professor-"To-day you made
another spectacle of yourself / am
much displeased with you ard wish to
remark that tomorrow | will punish
all OF you severely unless you are so
quiet that mouse can be heard to run
across the floor" A Scholarly you
please, professor, shall bring mouse
with me in the morning. - It'd Bits.
-Boarding-House French. A.
(who is taking French lessons). "Now.
Bridget, when Prof. Blanque Gomez
you must say 'Entrez' to him, and hs
VIII know what you mean and come
into the parlor." (The bell rings, and
Bridget goes to the door. 1t is the
professor). Ontario" says Bridget.
"Wud We walk into the pairler. sirp"
(The professor walked in and Bridget
reported her triumph to the cook. y
Har1'er's Bozar.
3Ns MISCELLANEOUS.
Thompson Zones seems to be
very popular. 1 wonder what's the
reasonP' Johnson-"It's all due to
the way he greets a man." "Yesp"
mime times out of ten he saws: Let's
have something. - Pittsburqh Dis
patch.
The Norfolk Ncws tells of a vouno
man named Charles Swedenburg who
Is charged with stealing fifty-two dol
lars from his widowed mother. He has
not been examined. He can never be
successfully examined without the aid
OF microscope.
A beautiful geyscr has belched
forth at the Upper Basin, near Nam
moth Hot Springs. Wyoming. 1t throws
stream into the air $50 feet in height.
1t Is located two hundred yards from
the Spasmatic, and is one of the grand
est on the formation.
-"Jenkins-"Don't you enioy the
conversation of Blufkinsp think him
an nimitable talker." Smith-"O, YES.
l ike it; but there is one thing he can't
90 that | would enjoy much more"
J.-"What is thatP" S.-"Keep his
mouth shut. "--Boston Budget.
Quite number of persons crossed
the Arkansas river the other day at
Garden City to see herd of buffalo
now grazing on the prairies. There
are about thirty young calves and one
or two cows in the herd. The owner
intends making an effort to cross them
with domestic cattle.